We are living in a golden age of jetpacks, or at least of personal flying aircraft called jetpacks. Martin Aircraft is well on its way to commercial production, if not necessarily success, and they've already lined up buyers like Dubai's police for their one-person flying machines. Yesterday, Martin Aircraft released video and a statement about successful manned tests of the production model of the drone. A working prototype is good, but a working production model is even better.
Personal jetpacks are almost here, if the market can support the company long enough for them to ship. New Zealand's Martin Aircraft has a jetpack ready to go, if a pair of ducted fans worn as a gigantic backpack counts as a “jetpack”. In development for years, the company became the first publicly traded jetpack company last year, with a public offering on the Australian Stock Exchange. Their first year in operation, they posted a loss of $5 million.
